About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our customers. Our Institutional bank helps our largest customers move trade and capital around the region, providing our people with great opportunities to build their technical expertise and their careers.

About the Role

As an Executive Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in enabling the effectiveness of the Country Head Japan and the Japan Leadership Team.

This role combines executive support and business management responsibilities, ensuring seamless coordination of leadership priorities, stakeholder engagement, governance activities and business planning. You will act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, helping drive operational effectiveness, business discipline and strategic execution across the Japan franchise.

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Location: Tokyo, Japan
Role Type: Full-time, Permanent

What will your day look like?

As an Executive Assistant, you will:

• Provide proactive executive support to the Country Head Japan, including calendar management, expense management, communications and stakeholder coordination
• Coordinate leadership meetings, travel, events and key business activities to ensure smooth execution and follow-up
• Organise and manage client and staff events 
• Support the operating rhythm of the Japan Leadership Team, including governance forums, planning activities and business reviews
• Deliver reporting, analysis and insights to support decision-making across business, financial and risk matters
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting, planning and business management processes while supporting operational discipline and compliance

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring:

• Proven experience providing executive support to senior leaders within a complex organisation
• Exposure to business management, consulting, operations or strategic planning activities
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders simultaneously
• Strong analytical and reporting capability, with a high level of attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High levels of professionalism, discretion and sound judgement when handling confidential information
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across teams and functions
• Professional proficiency in  English and Japanese (highly preferred)
• Experience within financial services or a regulated environment
• Exposure to business planning, financial analysis or risk management
• Familiarity with governance processes and executive-level reporting

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. you'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability or access requirement, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 123374.

Job Posting End Date

17/09/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)